Claim Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) is the most effective form of classroom management in schools. This program is impactful when compared to other forms of behavior modification. PBIS “is an empirically validated, function-based approach to eliminate challenging behaviors and replace them with prosocial skills” (Cohn, 2001). There are many aspects to a successful PBIS program, however, they are all centered on the positive occurrences within a school. When PBIS is implemented affectively, teachers and staff members examine their classroom for students who are demonstrating exemplary behavior. These students are presented with a reinforcer. The four main aspects of PBIS “prediction, prevention, consistency, and evaluation …show more content…
These students have responded very well to PBIS. There is a profoundly noticeable decrease in the amount of time the teacher has to focus on behavior concerns. The students have voiced their opinions on how much they enjoy the PBIS system. The students have expressed they think PBIS is fair, fun, and easily understood. Other teachers in this school have conveyed the positive change in student behavior and management school wide through the implementation of PBIS. Teachers coming into a school benefit from a PBIS system as well. Research states inexperienced teachers lack strong classroom management skills. There are a vast amount of behavior challenges and universities are unable to filly equip future teachers in the proper methods to combat all of these diverse challenges (Scott, Park, Swain-Bradwa, & Landers, 2007; Snider, 2013). A strong PBIS system in place will eliminate any doubts or questions new teachers have about acceptable …show more content…
PBIS reinforcers are not bribes, they are a method of teaching students the appropriate reactions and appreciation for expected behavior. PBIS enforcers are deeper than bribes they are “proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments” (Sinnott, 2009, p. 23). This concern can be alleviated with the understanding and refocus to the fact that PBIS is teaching students appropriate behavior. Reinforcers are used to instruct students on what is appropriate behavior. Over time the amount of reinforcers can be decreased as a child develops a deeper sense of intrinsic
In the text book: At the school level, a properly executed “positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) program should be implemented using the “PBIS Pyramid model” addressing Primary (for all students: “prevention, effective for 80 – 90% of students”), Secondary “focused on At-risk students (to “reduce problem behaviors for 5 – 10% of students”), and Tertiary Interventions (“for students with high-risk behaviors for 1 – 5% of students”).
Scheuermann, B., & Hall, J. (2012). Positive behavioral supports for the classroom. (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. ISBN # 10:0132147831
Essential Resources To carry out my action plan, I will need to obtain the essential PBiS resources needed to send out the PBiS classroom survival skill lessons. I will utilize the online resource PBiS World, which provides relevant information pertaining to behavior management. I will continue to allocate time throughout my schedule to ensure I can meet with essential team members. I will use the California Education Code, 2016 edition to maintain current legal guidelines and practices.
My personal philosophy in regards to classroom management is grounded in the empowerment of teachers to recognise and modify student behaviour with the support of the school community. Educational psychologists can provide the skills that teachers may use in the classroom without the need for them to complete full degrees in this field (McDonald, 2010, p. 81). This behaviourist approach, known as Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), will enable a classroom
As teachers, we are often expending more of our energy than is necessary by not taking time to implement a more comprehensive approach toward behavior management. In many cases one will need only a few of these strategies in place to create a positive behavioral support plan.
Discipline is important in maintaining a positive classroom environment and influencing a child’s development. During my field experience at S.H. Elementary, I have observed Mrs. Branson using various techniques to reinforce positive behavior in her 3rd grade classroom. Mrs. Branson’s teachers 3rd grade in a charter school located in the south suburbs of Minneapolis. Her class consist of 23 diverse student learners from various racial, ethical, cultural, and economic backgrounds. Each student acquires individual wants and needs, and exhibits a range of behaviors. Mrs. Branson practices operant conditioning techniques to acquire the good behavior she wants and needs from her students.
The first step that should be taken is the creation of a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) team. The principal should seek driven and passionate staff members that have leadership skills. It is important to have teachers and staff members from different academic and support areas. Ideally, a PBS team would consist of the administrators, the school guidance counselors, an activity teacher, Title 1
I believe every student is entitled to a safe learning environment where they can reach their full potential academically and behaviorally. Students will reach their full potential in a positive learning environment. The positive learning environment will be established from the beginning of the year providing a lasting impact on the students academic, and behavior performance throughout the entire year. The positive learning environment will be a classroom setting, which allows students to feel welcomed, safe, and important on daily basis allowing learning to occur to its fullest potential. To ensure my students are in a positive learning environment there must be a behavior management plan clearly explaining the expectations I have for my students. Throughout my behavior management plan I will explain how I plan to implement expectations so students act accordingly. My behavior management plan will be individually tailored to my students allowing me to push them to their fullest potential to by taking into consideration each student’s behavior and personal needs.
Classroom management is one of the most essential skills to becoming an effective classroom teacher. Teachers who possess the ability to manage their classroom are able to create an environment where learning is the focus (Burden & Cooper, 2004). Although teachers may be well prepared and skilled with classroom management, at some point in time they will encounter a student or students whose behavior hovers authority and the functioning of the class. There is no simple way to deal with these difficult situations, but there are strategies to help. The first step is to identify the purpose of the behavior. A Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), is a systematic set of strategies that are used to determine the underlying function or purpose of a behavior so that an effective intervention plan can be developed (NPDC, 2014).
In this paper I will be discussing the information I have learned from the article “From Positive Reinforcement to Positive Behaviors”, by Ellen A. Sigler and Shirley Aamidor. The authors stress the importance of positive reinforcement. The belief is that teachers and adults should be rewarding appropriate behaviors and ignoring the inappropriate ones. The authors’ beliefs are expressed by answering the following questions: Why use positive reinforcement?, Are we judging children’s behaviors?, Why do children behave in a certain way?, Do we teach children what to feel?, Does positive reinforcement really work?, and How does positive reinforcement work?. The following work is a summary of "Positive Reinforcement to Positive Behaviors" with my thoughts and reflection of the work in the end.
How to Use Positive Reinforcement to Address Child Behavior Problems - Ways to Effectively Promote Good Behavior By Amy Morin
As a teacher managing problem behavior in your classroom can be one of the most challenging tasks. Behavior problems can range from disruption of lessons to acts of violence against fellow students and teachers. Children’s emotional setbacks and life challenges can also contribute to behavior issues at school. A study done by the Justice Center and the Public Policy Research Institute found that six out of ten students suffered from an “emotional disturbance” and were expelled or suspended between seventh and twelfth grade (Firke, 2011). This same study showed that discipline varied greatly between schools. This report also revealed the urgent need for a more thoughtful technique in school discipline policies. In many cases teachers have exhausted their classroom management strategies without success. Behavior Modification is aimed at improving school and classroom behavior, and can give teachers additional tools to help them to deal proactively and effectively with behaviors that are disruptive to students and teachers in the classroom. When children are disruptive in the classroom it can cause a lot of problems for their classmates and their teacher. Yet, in the long run, it's the disruptive child themselves who is most impacted, on both a social and educational level (Epstein, Atkins, Cullinan, Kutash, & Weaver, 2008). Behavior modification techniques should be used in school, to change the negative behaviors, and increase the positive behaviors seen in these children.
The utilization of positive reinforcement is a possible technique for enhancing students’ behavior for a variety of school conditions for individual and as well as for the group of students (Wheatley, et al., 2009).
My goal as an educator is to continually learn, reflect and change my practices in order to ensure all students learn at high levels. As I stated earlier, my initial educational philosophy was behavioral. I was somewhat surprised to find that I still scored the highest in this category on my self-assessment. However, after further reflection and reading B.F. Skinner, I believe that behavioral aspects still have an important role in education today. As an educator I have a moral responsibility to help students learn how to function as members of a classroom community. Skinner believes that the environment of a classroom and school should be as “conducive as possible to students’ learning”. Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports is a model I truly believe in and have used with success with children. Through PBIS, expected behaviors...
As discussed throughout this paper we build our classroom management plans based on our past experiences, our knowledge, our professional learning and our very own personal reflection. The importance of our beliefs, values and our philosophy play a major role in our planning. I, personally have a strong desire to support students who are often labelled ‘troubled’ and ‘the naughty child’, I believe there are reasons behind why students misbehave and strive to do my best as an educator to engage students through positive reinforcements as discussed and continue to put in place preventive practices. Building our own positive learning framework is key to a successful classroom. Even throughout our ongoing experiences we may adapt to other methods, theories and even values according to our journey as a teacher. Even as teachers we will always be learning and continue to perfect our individual